The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-11-30

lslHture of South Carolina is large BODY.
but 1T doesn't take long for it to como
together when the law commands On
Monday there were few sicns Of the np.
preaching session, until the evening
trains brought numbers Of Senators and
Representatives The arrivals continued
till just before tho hour for meeting, and
by that time there were few members OF
either branch who wero not ready for tho
roll-call. Everybody very naturally
wended his way to
TIE STATE HOUSE
which, by authority Of tho Legislature,
mas been improved and retitted in n
manner ut once handsome and subston-
uai. Its present condition and arranre.
ment arc Ill marked contrast with those
O1 1ormer ana recent years. Since 1876
inc man who entered that hall aud re-
NAMED In 1t day and night throughout
the session, did so AZ TIE risk of his lirn
huge gaps III tue ceilings, loose window
sashes and broken panos of glass lava
entrance to death-dealing drouGbts
which brought pneumona and cousump.
ton to those who were exposed To thnir
influence. The four old stoves which
formed tho basis Of the Asher Palmer
claim, and which occupied much of tha
valuable time of the House and Senate.
were Kept warm only BY an ann OF
pages. attaches and half-froHen Reprc.
sentatives, who had to hug them in order
10 thaW out their frozen limbs. All thj4
has been changed, and the legislative
halls OF South Carolina are now what
they should be.
Major John D. Brown, the scroeunt-
alarms of the House, has been hSin fn,
monvh or moro supcriutendng the ny.
rangcments for the comfort of the mpm-
bers and Colonel L. Il. Marshall, tho
sergeant alarms OF the Senate hes also
been ut work 1t is somewhat d ninolt
to give one an idea Of the improvements
that have been made. The hal OF the
House of Representatives is picture, M
very bright colors, OF tLHt in the Nation
al Capitol. 1t is surrounded with Gallo
rles, which will afford ample nccolIlAo.
datlon for visitors and which viii besides
give the members more room than t1cy
have ever had. Tho marble nJo- IL
coYcrcr With art squares; the walls are
III light shade OF terra Coitp with neat
pancling and II dado OF light cream.
colorul polished ulcg, bOrdcIed with
bronze, cherry and gold The pni cry
rails are OF brass, and the supports in
cherry and gold. The Speakers dc k is
OF cherry, with retiring room in the
rear of cherry and gold.
The decorations OF tie ceilings are
very rich blue and gold being the pre-
vailing colors Of the panels, The ror.
traits OF Hampton and Gordon urc hung
just above the Speakers desk.
In tho Snnotn Tb.r,I,.p tI,,
ments are equally marked. The prevail.
ing shades here are of Nile green and
olive richly traced with gold. The
Presidents desk is OF walnut and above
uangs II lifc-siAe portrait of Calhoun.
The heating arrangements, however,
Dre tho most important. The entire
), Glding is heated by two batteries of
tbr, e boilers each, one located iii the
cost 81 nd one in the west basement OF the
hnildin,~ From these boilers run ilnog,
mines, Sc. which send the hot air to the
radiators il, tho different portions of the
bnildiup, Ee ch boiler furnishes itSqlota
OF heat with |, vt five pounds Of steam,
and each is 80 n. ranged that it automati-
cally stops the pl cssurc OF steam at any
given amount. I. .Ne result is pure com
fort for everybody in the building
az ,,;nd nf cvryv law1uaker in the State
om5 onG seen secure an Appropriation sufficient to
comnletely CON finish the State House.
0oN'p p''' ~
AT WORK.
Tho Senate was convened without any
oo.nn,onTN'T,; nmo 'r ,;"nt Gov. Mauldin simply
ceIIion csIiine tho body to order. The usual
caG ca,l,mG ;,,oo en wa;to3 on the Governor to in
form him that the Senate was organized.
m hn tho clark
" At IT. noon, tho constitutional hour, Clerk
sloan called the House TO order and
proceeded to call the roll by counties.
a quorum was announced to be present,
wheroupon Speaker Simons assumed the
onenn chair and spoSo "S Io" bson eea %s S
"Gentlemen of the House OF Repre-
sentatives: On reassombling TO exercise